Barkers Lake
Lake · 13 acres
Gravel pit of around 13 acres at the Brian Crowhurst Ringstead Fishery, depths from about 4ft to 13ft.
Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
Wellingborough & District Nene Angling Club
Formed around 1869, WDNAC fishes lakes, the Nene, Great Ouse and Grand Union Canal.
Wellingborough & District Nene Angling Club was formed around 1869 and has a wide choice of fishing across the Nene Valley. Its main complex, the Brian Crowhurst Ringstead Fishery, is an SSSI owned outright by the club and includes Barkers Lake, Brightwell's Lake, stretches of the River Nene and the Mill Cotton match lakes (Snake Lake and Doughnut Lake) with platformed and disabled-access pegs, toilets and secure parking. Other waters include Spinney Lakes, Swanspool Lake, Grendon Ponds and Princess Lake at Barnwell, plus river fishing on the Nene at Barnwell, Hardwater Mill and Oundle, the Ise, the Great Ouse at Chellington and the Grand Union Canal at Theddingworth and Laughton. Night fishing tickets are limited and allocated through a waiting list.
Fishing available
CoarseCarpMatchRiverPredatorLakeRiverCanalMultiple waters
Club waters
Brightwell’s Lake
Lake
Large gravel pit at the Brian Crowhurst Ringstead Fishery.
Snake Lake
Lake
Purpose-built match lake at Mill Cotton, Ringstead, with platformed pegs including several disabled-access pegs.
Doughnut Lake
Lake
Purpose-built match lake at Mill Cotton, Ringstead, with platformed pegs.
Spinney Lakes
Lake
Specimen venue for carp, bream and pike.
Swanspool Lake
Lake
Urban lake surrounded by housing with mixed fishing.
Grendon Ponds
Pond
Two small carp lakes suited to beginners and juniors.
Species: Carp
Princess Lake
Lake
Low-stocked small lake at Barnwell.
Membership
Annual club book membership; night tickets are limited with a waiting list.